Kampanteng nakaupo si Yasmin habang ang dalawang braso ay nakasiklop. Nasa Principal's office sila dahil sinuntok niya ang kaklase niyang lalaki. Nong umpisa ay hindi niya pinapansin dahil alam niyang makulit lang talaga ang kaklase niyang si Renz. But eventually the guy didn't stop teasing her. Sinasabi nitong may gusto siya kay Ben, kaklase din nilang lalaki. Renz was even enjoying the fact that she's starting to get annoyed. Hindi nakapagtimpi at biglang hinarap ang makulit na lalaki at sinuntok. Bigla ang pagkagulat sa muka ng pobreng lalaki, and he felt hot liquid streaming down his nose. Biglang naalarma ang ibang mga kaklase niya. Natahimik ang silid nila, but she didn't feel sorry at all. Palagi nalang siyang inaasar nito and at that moment she thought 'he deserved it'.
Sa loob ng silid nandoon ang Principal, si Miss Dela cruz na Adviser nila, siya at si Renz.
"Miss Rodriquez, are you aware of the consequence you will face regarding this? You know that violence is strictly prohibited in this Institution, whatever reason there is, we don't tolerate it."
Napayuko si Yasmin, she knew it of course, why she is the President of SSC and "NO TO VIOLENCE" is one of her platforms.
Now that she think of it, hindi niya alam kung anong mukha ang ihaharap niya sa kapwa niya estudyante. Bigla siyang nag angat ng muka para tingnan ng masama ang salarin sa lahat ng pangyayari, but she was susprised to find the suspect grinning at her, or was he smiling at her?
"Miss Rodriquez, are you paying attention?"
"Y-yes Principal, It will not happen again, haharapin ko po kong anong tamang parusa sakin"
Tumango ang Punong guro, dala ng pag bibigay konsiderasyon, binalingan muna nito ang lalaki.
"And you Mr. Alcantara, your parents are one of the most respectable people I've known, walang mapipintas sa mga ito, but you seemed to forget it. Ilang beses kana bang napunta sa opisinang to?"
Tila may galit sa tinig nito but the concern cannot be denied as well.
Nagkamot si Renz ng ulo, and for that moment his boyish grin seemed to show his handsome feature. Napailing si Yasmin.
'How could she think that this guy is handsome matapos ng mga kalokohan na gingawa nito sa kanya?
"Ti-, uh Principal hindi pa naman sumobra sa sampo" pagbibiro neto. Pero bigla ding nag seryoso.
"But I want to say sorry If na offend ko si Yasmin, the boys and I were just having fun and I didn't realized that I already offended her. I'm sorry."
His words, for the Principal, but his eyes on her. Sa konting segundo na nakatitig ito sa kanya, she saw sincerity, and for a fleeting moment she saw concern. But, instead of accepting his so called apology, Yasmin still denies it in her mind. Sinimangutan niya si Renz and looked at the window.
Kinausap muna ng Punong guro ang adviser nila.
And silang dalawa ang naiwan sa magkabilang upuan. Panay ang tingin neto sa kanya, pero iniirapan niya lang. 'Anong problema nito'sa isip niya.
Bago umalis ay parehong nangako ang dalawa na hindi na mauulit ang nangyari. Mas malaki ang hinihinging pangako mula kay Renz pagkat palagi nalamang siyang na pi principal's office. Muka namang hindi ito ganon ka concern. Palibhasa ay pamangkin ng Principal.
Pero hindi din naman ito tinotolerate ng huli. Their Principal is a man of honor. He is in his late 30's and was a father of two. May Ginang na isa ding Principal sa kalawig bayan. Kapatid ng Principal nila ang ama ni Renz na isang businessman. That's far as she knows sa pamilya nito.
